Bengals Roll Over Western State in Rainy 25–0 Victory
Idaho State defeated Western State of Gunnison 25 to 0 in a drizzly afternoon game. QBs Jay Paris and Jim Blake connected on several long passes while ISC recovered six Mountaineer fumbles. The Bengals led 12–0 at halftime and extended the advantage with two more touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters.
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Idaho State
Bengals
Gunnison
Colo
ISC
Jay Paris
Jim Blake
Mountaineers
Johnny Vesser
Western State
Earl Pond
Larry Gale
Mountaineer
Paris
Bob Hilliard
Gale
Bengal
Richardson
LaRue
Parr Sainsbury
Idaho State College
Claude,Holmes
Air ace sets new 1 mile speed record in F 86 jet
Maj Rich ard L Johnson an air force test pilot and war ace set a world 1 mile speed record over a 3 kilometer course at Muroe base California. He averaged 669.480 mph across three passes using a standard F 86 with guns but no ammunition. The previous mark of 650.796 mph was held by Marine Lt Col Marion E Carl set Aug 25 1947 in a Navy C 558 Skyrocket. Johnson is a native of Coopers Town North Carolina.
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Detroit
Richard L. Johnson
W. Stuart Symington
Saturdayington
Muroe Air Force Base
Calif
Selfridge Field Air Base
Symington
Johnson
Marion E. Carl
Cooperstown
N. C
Cleveland
Two B 29 Bombers Visit Boise For Air Force Day
Two B 29 bombers from Goose Bay Labrador landed in Boise for Air Force day events arriving on schedule at 3 p m. The routine flight included a refueling stop and the aircraft will stay through Monday before heading to Smoky Hill Field Salina Kansas. A banquet and dance followed the show with pilots and 28 crew members in attendance.
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BOISE
Goose Bay
Labrador
Smoky Hill Field
Salina
Kan
Air Force Association
Marshall To Paris Today To Hit Soviet Attacks
Secretary of State George C. Marshall leaves for Paris to defend US policy before the United Nations general assembly. The meeting opens Tuesday and faces a Berlin dispute on the agenda as Moscow prepares a fresh wave of charges against the United States and non communist nations.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Paris
Union Nations General Assembly
Marshall
Berlin
Russia
United States
Trygve Lie
Playoffs Delayed by Rain In Pioneer League
The Pocatello-Idaho Falls Pioneer League playoff game at Russet Park was postponed from Saturday to Sunday afternoon. Cards aim for two o’clock as they lead Idaho Falls two games to none. A win would set up a best four out of seven final against Twin Falls. a loss shifts the series to Monday at Idaho Falls.
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Pocatello
Twin Falls
Idaho Falls
Pocatello Schools Set to Open Monday Amid Budget and Zoning Shifts
Pocatello plans a Monday start for classes as Washington and Jefferson schools near completion under Frank Paradice and Brennan Cahoon. Addition work at Whittier extends two weeks. district to be re-zoned with new junior and senior high schedules from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration was completed in September and football wins marked early on. Holiday breaks include Armistice Day Thanksgiving Christmas and Easter with the 1948 49 term ending June 3.
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Frank Paradice
Brennan and Cahoon
Washington and
Jeferson
Whittier
George N. Green
Portneuf Park
Lincoln
Emerson School
Donz High School
Board of Education
Green
Washington
Cartoonist Dies In Plane Crash At Newhall
A private plane crashed in flames at Newhall California after takeoff killing four men including Er nest Hix a 41 year old Hollywood author of United Feature's cartoon Strange As It Seems.
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Newhall
Calif
Ernest Hix
Hollywood
United Feature
Yanks and RAF Set Berlin Airlift Record
American and British planes broke all records by flying 5572 tons of coal and other supplies in 651 flights to Berlin amid fog and rain. Led by Lt Gen Curtis LeMay on the first USAF anniversary, 895 missions were completed, establishing a new, monumental airlift total.
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Berlin
U. S. Air Force
Lemay
Curtis LeMay
Europe
United States Air Force
Tempelhof Field
Neil Gallier
Goldboro
N. C
Reds Clash With Police in Grenoble Killing Man
In Grenoble a communist sympathizer died and at least 20 others were wounded as communists and De Gaullists clashed after De Gaulle’s city hall appearance. Police said crowds included about 3000 communists and 20000 right wingers amid a bloody skirmish.
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Paris
DeGaulle
Israel hunts Stern Gang terrorists after Bernadotte death
In Tel Aviv authorities outlaw the Stern gang and raid its known hideouts. About 500 members are arrested in a nationwide manhunt for the assassins who killed United Nations mediator Count Folke Bernadotte and his aide last Friday in Jerusalem. Large caches of ammunition were seized.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
United Nations
Folke Bernadotte
Jerusalem
Bernadotte
Mud Slows Fair At Eastern Idaho State Fair
The Eastern Idaho State Fair ended amid heavy mud with horseracing continuing before packed grandstands. Two horses and a jockey were injured. betting controls caused a brief stir as officials noted the fair’s overall success despite weather.
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Blackfoot
Idaho
Emil Ludwig Dies at 67 in Switzerland
Emil Ludwig, 67, author of biographies of Jesus, Goethe and Napoleon, died in ASCONA Switzerland of heart disease. A portrait painter of human nature he believed Rembrandt taught more about the soul than poets. He pursued history through biographical sketching and sought a different path to history.
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Ascona
Switzerland
Emil Ludwig
Jesus
Goethe
Napoleon
Ludwig
Rembrandt
Pocatello Opens Memorial Pool With City Officials
The dedication marks a $70,000 municipal swimming pool project in Pocatello. Mayor George R. Phillips and city councilmen will perform a formal christening at 1 p.m. with a ceremonial rush from Mink Creek headwaters. The event honors World War II casualties and includes sober ceremonies after the opening.
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Idaho State College
George Phillips
Eyvonne Campbell
Rupert
Marjorie Byland
Buhl
Mary Anne Lulloff
Twin Falls
Pocatellans
Memorial
Ed Cunningham
Mink Creek
George R. Phillips
Phillips
BPOE
Pocatello Lodge No
Pocatello
Pogatello
O. R. Baum
H. H. Zimmerli
British Planes Crash During Battle of Britain Week
Six planes taking part in Battle of Britain week crashed across England. An RAF Mosquito bomber plummeted on a southeastern highway killing ten and injuring 13. Other Mosquitos crashed at Lichfield Coningsby and Le Chars, with multiple fatalities. A Vampire jet crashed near Chester. the pilot escaped injury.
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London
England
Lichfield
Coningsby
le Chars
Sealand
Aberdeen
Margate
Chester
Game Slows Registration at Idaho State College
Registration halted at noon Saturday to let students attend the ISC Western State football game. 1347 students had registered by closing. registration resumes Monday and will finish that afternoon per registrar Ann Capellen. Fall attendance may be the largest in college history.
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Idaho State College
ISC Western State
Ann Capellen
Killing May Lead To Holy City War
In Jerusalem, top Israeli officials warned the assassination of Count Folke Bernadotte could trigger civil war in Jewish quarters. A curfew was extended indefinitely and hundreds of military police were deployed to deter extremist uprisings. Government officials downplayed fears of big-power sanctions.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Folke Bernadotte
Holy City
Israel
United Nations
Indian Army Takes Over In Hyderabad
Indian troops, greeted with flower petals, march into Secunderabad to occupy the Hyderabad military barracks after the princely state's surrender is accepted by Maj. Gen. J. N. Chaudhury. Chaudhury places former Hyderabadi Premier Mir Laik Ali under house arrest and seeks Kasim Razvi’s arrest as Razakars are outlawed. The five day conflict ends as Maj. Gen. F. A. El Edroos’s forces surrender to Chaudhury.
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Hyderabad City
Hyderabad
India
Secunderabad
J. N. Chaudhury
Indian First Armored Division
F.A. el Edroos
Bombay
Razakars
Bolarum
Chaudhury
Mir Laik Ali
Kasim Razvi
Nizam of
Simplot Line To Open Soon
The Simplot Short Line a 23 mile railroad linking Fort Hall with eastern phosphate ore pits will be formally opened within a week. The track connects the new mines with the U P main line after about six months of construction. Ore had been trucked to the Fort Hall siding prior to the railway. Officials from Union Pacific Morrison Knudsen Simplot and Westwaco Chemical Corp will take part in spike driving ceremonies. Simplot supplies phosphate shale for Westwaco s four million dollar electric furnace under construction north of Gate City.
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Simplot
Fort Hall
U. P
Union Pacific
Morrison-Knudsen
Westwaco Chemical Corp
Flow of Utah oil well yields first commercial quantity
Ashley Valley No. 1 well near Vernal, Utah, flowed oil in commercial quantity for Equity Oil Co. at 1:43 p.m. after opening valve in Weber sands at 4152 feet. General Manager J L Dougan expressed elation, noting 25 years of Utah drilling with nine wells prior. The Ashley Valley formation lies 37 miles from Rangely Colorado where Weber sands have produced for four years.
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Vernal
Utah
Ashley Valley
Equity Oil Co
Weber Sands
J. L
Mike) Dougan
Rangely, Colo
Weber
Blind man boards train unaware of eye operation gift
Clarence Peddicord a 30 year old blind hitchhiker reaches New York bound train seeking aid for his eyes. Henry Karlin of Saratoga Springs a wallpaper maker offers to pay for a cornea transplant and tells of wartime refugee hardships. The newsman arrives as the trip ends before Peddicord learns of the gesture.
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Detroit
Clarence Peddicord
New York
Portland
Henry Karlin
Saratoga Springs, N. Y
Peddicord
United Press
Karlin
United States
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